Welcome to Glen Robbins ...

Glen Robbins is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Glen Robbins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Robbins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Glen Robbins is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Glen Robbins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Glen Robbins is within the (740) area code.

Communities near Glen Robbins ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glen Robbins.

• Wheeling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Weirton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Steubenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <4>
• Moundsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Saint Clairsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <4>
• Bellaire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Wintersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
• Shadyside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <4>
• Mingo Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Glen Robbins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Robbins.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glen Robbins. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Robbins.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Robbins. See our Newspapers Page for Glen Robbins.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Robbins ...

Looking for more information about Glen Robbins? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Glen Robbins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glen Robbins.

Adding Glen Robbins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glen Robbins in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glen Robbins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glen Robbins post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Robbins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Robbins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/